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28th November 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The Participatory Legislation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies – a committee that receives proposals from associations and organised civil society, with

23rd November 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise cannabis was approved yesterday (22nd November) on its third vote in the Senate. The

17th November 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli from the governing Social Democratic Party, which has the most seats in the Senate, has introduced a bill

31st October 2023 - Paraguay, South America |

Paraguay: Member of parliament Alejandro Aguilera, from the ruling party National Republican Association, has submitted a bill to the parliament seeking to further

23rd October 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: Tomorrow (24th October), the National Integration and Regional Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies will discuss the production chain of

11th October 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved, on its second vote, bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise recreational cannabis. The bill

5th October 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The discussion and vote of bill 001/2023C, which amends the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been postponed amid a possible

18th September 2023 - Guyana, South America |

Guyana: In a recent interview with the press, minister of agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said that Guyana will begin trial cultivation of hemp in early

7th September 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The government has approved the inclusion of hemp seeds and their derivatives in the Food Code, press reports. The inclusion allows

6th September 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame) has sent a formal letter to the president

5th September 2023 - South America, Suriname |

Suriname: The National Assembly approved the Industrial Hemp Cultivation Act on 1st September, allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp with a maximum THC content of

1st September 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been approved on its first debate in the First Commission of the

25th August 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: Yesterday (24th August) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession. Two more judges have announced their

17th August 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has clarified that advertising and promotion of cannabis-derived products is not allowed. Anvisa only

7th August 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: Today, 7th August, the government published in the official gazette Decree 405/2023 to further develop and implement Law 27669, which was approved

26th July 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: A proposed amendment to the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been introduced again in the Chamber of Representatives as Bill 001/2023C. It is likely

20th July 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has issued a technical note clarifying that the importation of cannabis in natura, as well as flowers and parts

19th July 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The National Food Commission has opened for public consultation a draft decree to include hemp seeds and derivatives in the list of permitted food products, as

12th July 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: Marta Machado, Ministry of Justice spokesperson on drugs policy, has said the federal government intends to regulate the cultivation of medical cannabis,

4th July 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The National Food Commission has published the minutes of meetings held on 28th and 29th June, when it agreed to open a public

30th June 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: During a Chamber of Deputies (lower house) seminar on medical cannabis, the minister of agrarian development, Paulo Teixeira, from the government Worker's Party

30th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The High Council for Criminal Policy has highlighted the need to legalise cannabis for adult use in the country, press reports.

26th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The government has announced its intention to propose a new bill on recreational cannabis in July for the new legislative period,

21st June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: Bill 002/2022, which would have amended the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been rejected by the Senate, press reports. While the measure gained

19th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The Senate failed to vote on the bill to legalise recreational cannabis last Thursday, and a debate has now been set for Tuesday,

15th June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: Bill 246/2022C establishing the cannabis legal framework was approved on Tuesday (13th June) by the First Commission at the Chamber of Representatives.

2nd June 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has postponed the ruling on the decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use, and no date has been set for

1st June 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The Senate has postponed until Monday 5th June a debate and vote on a bill to amend the constitution to enable the consumption

26th May 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: The bill allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, signed into law by president Boric on 9th May, was

22nd May 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court will resume judgement of the decriminalisation of drug possession on 24th May. Three out of 11 judges have already

10th May 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: The House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill amending the constitution to enable the consumption and production of recreational cannabis. The bill,

10th May 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: A bill allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, approved in March by both the Chamber of Deputies and the

26th April 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: The Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge put forward by the opposition coalition to a bill that will allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under

20th April 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The Ministry of Health issued a resolution yesterday extending from one year to three the validity of home growers’, patients’ and prescribing

11th April 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: A regulation further developing Law 27.669, approved in May 2022, to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for industrial hemp and medical cannabis, has been

3rd April 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: The bill approved by Parliament on 14th March allowing home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under a doctor's prescription has been

22nd March 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: Yesterday, 21st March, the Superior Court of Justice published the decision that it falls within the court’s jurisdiction to decide whether hemp

15th March 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: The bill that we reported on yesterday, which will allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes under prescription, was passed yesterday by the Senate and

14th March 2023 - Chile, South America |

Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved a report by an inter-house committee that seeks to allow home growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes provided

8th March 2023 - South America, Uruguay |

Uruguay: Decree 56/023 has come into force, allowing the preparation of cannabis formulations by pharmaceutical chemists at registered pharmacies for sale under prescription.

6th March 2023 - Peru, South America |

Peru: The Ministry of Health has approved Resolution 004-2023 on the medicinal use of cannabis, which sets further conditions and licence requirements

27th February 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: On 24th February, the president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), Francisco José Echarren, said

20th February 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The Federal Court of Florianópolis, a city in the south of the country, has granted judicial authorisation to a patient association for

1st February 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The state of São Paulo (population 46m) has approved a bill that establishes a state policy for the free supply of CBD-based products.

23rd January 2023 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The government today issued a decree launching the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame), responsible for issuing regulations and permits

23rd January 2023 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The new health minister, Nísia Trindade, has supported medical cannabis and CBD use on national television, press reports. “There is a lot of

19th January 2023 - Colombia, South America |

Colombia: According to a survey conducted by the Colombian Cannabis Industry Observatory (OCIC), 74% of doctors in the country are in favour of

19th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: Last week, the government published a Q&A on cooperatives and cannabis. The government highlights that cannabis cooperatives for the production and

19th December 2022 - Brazil, South America |

Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has authorised cannabis cultivation for scientific research purposes. The authorisation was granted to a

15th December 2022 - Argentina, South America |

Argentina: The National Food Commission held a meeting yesterday, chaired by health minister Carla Vizzotti, to explore the possible inclusion of parts, subproducts and

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